Senior Software Engineer in Test, Network Security, Performance

Cisco

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Raleigh, NC
Salary
$139,300–$203,600 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Oct 27, 2026

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Similar $176k
This role $171k
$127k most similar roles pay here $218k

This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$206,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $171k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer in Test, Network Security, Performance

Senior Software Engineer in Test (Network Security, Performance) joins the MX QA team to ensure the end-to-end system of Meraki MX and Cisco Catalyst products is ready for use. This role involves testing customer use cases, integration, scalability, stress, and longevity while qualifying security services like malware detection, URL filtering, web security, IPS, threat modeling, SD-WAN, and SaaS/IaaS capabilities. The engineer will collaborate with product managers on requirements, create test strategies, and build automation scripts to support CI/CD pipelines using a Test Driven Development approach. Required skills include experience with Python, Ruby, C++, or Golang, as well as AI coding tools and Gen-AI prompting. Technical expertise is required in network security features like SSL, TLS, and geolocation, alongside experience with traffic generators such as Spirent, IXIA, and TREX to solve complex networking problems.

What you'll do

  • Test customer use cases, integration, scalability, stress, and longevity for Meraki MX and Catalyst products.
  • Qualify security services including malware detection, URL filtering, IPS, and threat modeling.
  • Create and execute test strategies while reporting results and metrics to ensure feature quality.
  • Build and maintain automation scripts to support CI/CD pipelines and improve regression coverage.
  • Apply AI-driven ideas and Test Driven Development approaches to contribute to feature development.
  • Verify SD-WAN and routing reliability features like policy-based routing and auto VPN failover.
  • Fix bugs within firmware, backend systems, or user interfaces to improve product quality.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's degree with 7 years of experience, a Master's with 4 years, or a PhD with 1 year is required.
  • Experience testing network security features such as IPS/IDS, content filtering, and malware protection is required.
  • Experience using traffic generators like Spirent, IXIA, or TREX is required.
  • At least 3 years of automation or development experience is required.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Ruby, C++, or Golang is required.
  • Experience with AI coding tools and Gen-AI prompting techniques is required.
  • Preferred experience includes testing SD-WAN and routing reliability features like VPN failover and load balancing.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to peers and management is preferred.

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